BAF Station Lalmonirhat (ICAO: VGLM) or commonly known as Lalmonirhat Airport is a one of nine Bangladeshi Air Force bases[1] is located near Lalmonirhat, at the north side border of Bangladesh. Once, it was the second biggest and largest airport in Asia. It was built in 1931 as a military airbase. During the Second World War (1939-1945), the Allied Forces used it as a forward airbase for its operations in Burma (now Myanmar) and other countries of southeast Asia. Presently, Lalmonirhat aerodrome is under the possession of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF).[2] Now, the airport given to Bangladesh Aerospace and Aviation University to make it a permanent campus.

BAF Station Lalmonirhat


বিএএফ স্টেশন লালমনিরহাট
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorBangladesh Air Force
LocationLalmonirhat
Coordinates25°53′15″N 89°25′59″E / 25.88750°N 89.43306°E / 25.88750; 89.43306
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VGLM is located in Bangladesh
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Location of airport in Bangladesh
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Airlines and destination

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Currently, there are no scheduled flights operated by any airlines.

References

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  1. ^ "বরিশাল ও সিলেটে বিমান ঘাঁটি করার ঘোষণা প্রধানমন্ত্রীর". Dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ Mizu, Mizanur Rahman (26 September 2018). "Lalmonirhat Airport gathers dust of history". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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